Business Analyst/Solutions Architect - Banking

City of London
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Business Analyst/Solutions Architect - Banking

Are you an experienced IT Business Analyst or Technical Analyst with a strong solutions architecture background or a solutions architect with business analysis experience particularly wrt to Fixed Income products in banking (your CV must show experience in both areas clearly) ?

Our client are looking for someone with a passion for designing and delivering robust technology solutions within the financial services sector? We are seeking a talented individual to join a leading organisation's Delivery team in London.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in analysing, designing, and implementing critical technical solutions for Risk Management. You will work closely with various stakeholders to understand complex technical needs, provide detailed analysis, and deliver solutions that integrate legacy, tactical, and strategic components across the IT infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct detailed technical analysis and provide recommendations aligned with business objectives.

  • Analyse, design, and deliver functional, technical, process, and data specifications, models, mappings, and transformation rules.

  • Design and deliver end-to-end business process, application, and information architecture solutions.

  • Develop and design technical solutions that meet business requirements and align with the organisation's IT strategy.

  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including technical specifications, system configurations, process flows, solution architectures, system diagrams, and data flow diagrams.

  • Collaborate effectively with business leaders, IT teams, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure solutions meet their needs.

  • Assist in system design and implementation, ensuring they meet technical and business requirements.

  • Develop and execute test plans.

  • Provide technical support and troubleshooting.

  • Evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools.

  • Establish and enforce solution architecture standards and best practices.

  • Provide architectural guidance and support for IT projects, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment.

  • Identify and mitigate risks associated with solution architectures.

  • Drive specific technology endeavours related to the organization's strategic goals.

    Your Profile:

  • Minimum of 5 years experience in solution architecture or a senior technical/business analyst role, with a proven track record in designing and implementing technical solutions, ideally within banking or financial services.

  • Strong background in technical analysis and excellent problem-solving skills.

  • Good product knowledge of and exposure to Fixed Income Products in banking

  • Experience designing solutions involving legacy, tactical, and strategic system integration.

  • Proficiency in architectural frameworks, cloud computing (especially Azure), software development concepts, and cybersecurity principles.

  • Highly desirable experience includes: On-prem/Cloud/Hybrid environments, Azure Integration, Databricks, SQL Server, Oracle, XML, Python, Power Apps, BAIS, Digital Workflow, Process Orchestration, BPMN.

  • Understanding of banking products, related financial instruments, and front-to-back-office business processes is beneficial.

  • Experience with Agile frameworks (JIRA & Confluence expertise).

  • Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.

  • Ability to work autonomously, manage large workloads, meet tight deadlines, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent working experience.

  • Relevant cloud certifications (eg, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) are preferred.

    Keywords : architect, business, system, systems, analyst, technical, architecture, solution, design, enterprise, consultant, fixed, income, banking

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